Gestational Diabetes NOW Means Type 2 Diabetes LATER
According to obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Brian Egan, 50 percent of women with gestational diabetes develop Type 2 Diabetes within 5 years of their pregnancy and another 20 percent after 28 years of being pregnant.
“Pregnancy tends to be a little crystal ball of the future,” Egan said. “It tells us what the future could be, but we do have the opportunity to change that future.” Egan added "there is a greater risk of birth trauma to both mother and baby when the mother has gestational diabetes, as the babies tend to be larger."
It is recommended that women get checked for the presence of diabetes before getting pregnant.
